SEBRING –– Screams of joy and jubilation erupted, and the spirits of one young athlete were lifted if only for one game. Sebring's Joe Young capped off a 10-point fourth quarter with a game-ending dunk that had the home crowd fans on their feet to celebrate the Blue Streak boys basketball team's 66-60 victory over Mulberry in the final day of the Jim Taveniere Holiday Tournament on Saturday. "[Joe] came up huge for us," said Sebring head coach Princeton Harris. "I told him that we needed him to step up, and he responded. ...more

December 31, 2007

MEINEKE CAR CARE WHO: Wake Forest (8-4) vs. Connecticut (9-3) ...more

December 29, 2007

West Virginia's search to find a replacement for Rich Rodriguez continues to cross paths with Florida State. On Tuesday, FSU offensive line coach Rick Trickett interviewed for the job, and according to reports he made a favorable impression on officials at the school where he spent six seasons as an assistant before joining the Noles this season. ...more

December 21, 2007

LAKE PLACID – The Lake Placid boys basketball team seemed to have a handle on things after one quarter of play Tuesday night against Frostproof. But for the next six minutes, the Green Dragons simply got handled. The Bulldogs scored the first 16 points of the second quarter and wouldn't relinquish their lead the rest of the way as Frostproof held off two furious LP rallies to claim a 61-58 Class 3A-District 10 victory at LPHS. ...more

December 20, 2007

It took about 20 minutes and the act of falling behind 1-0, but when the Countryside offense decided to come to life Wednesday night, they did not disappoint. On two separate occasions – once in the first half and again in the second – the Cougars scored back-to-back goals in the span of a mere minute while rolling on to a 5-1 victory over Dunedin. ...more

December 11, 2007

A Tongue-In-Cheek Look Back At The Week In Sports ...more

December 9, 2007

Brandon wins wrestling tournament ...more

December 9, 2007

Good coaches, even those with busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, can have a bad day. ...more

December 5, 2007

He wanted to do something special, and he did. Finishing sixth overall, Hernando High senior, Tyler Maier, concluded his prep cross country career proudly in the Class 2A State Finals at the Little Everglades Ranch in Pasco County. ...more

November 24, 2007

Who knows where this senior class will end up for its final bowl game? Maybe Florida State will be back in San Francisco or off to Boise, or perhaps the Noles will play closer to home in Orlando, Charlotte or Nashville. Time will tell. But on Senior Day Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium, a much-maligned senior class looked right at home in a 24-16 victory over Maryland. ...more

November 18, 2007